Heel



Ma}; 1942- E. J. KORDA 5,284,328

HEEL v.

Original Filed Dec. 28, 1939 INVENTOR. Et/9sn/E J. KOka A TTORM 1; x.

Patented May 26, 1942 Eugene J. Korda, New Yak, N. Y.

Original application December 28, 1939, Serial No. 7 311,423. Divided and this application October 7, 1941, SerialNo. 413,920

7 Claims.

This invention relates to heels for womens shoes and more particularly relates to fabricated metal heel arrangements of simplified self-reenforcing construction which are light in weight, this application being a division of my application, Serial No. 311,423, filed December 28th, 1939.

Among the objects of the present invention is to provide metallic heels for ladies shoes, suitable for economic mass production; formed of flat metallic sheets, using ordinary sheet metal fabricating or extrusion operations; self-reenforced when assembled for strength and lightness in weight; and well appearing and attractive for ornamental effects,

These and other objects and features of the invention will appear from the subjoined detailed description of a specific embodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a heel of the invention assembled on a shoe.

Figure 2 is a plan development view of a fabricated central portion of the heel of Figure 1 prior to shaping.

Figure 3 is a disassembled view of the heel of Figure 1.

Referring to the reference characters in the drawing, numeral 30 represents a heel constructed in accordance with my invention, such heel comprising an open intermediate section 32 associated respectively at its upper and lower regions with a body coupling plate 3| and a base coupling plate 33, the respective elements, all of which are separably shown in Figure 3, being assembled for application to the rear of the sole of shoe 3,4 shown'in dotted lines of Figure 1.

Referring to Figure 2, shows a development of the metal sheet for fabricating the intermediate or central section 32 of the heel 30 prior to bending, such sheet is stamped to provide a series of angular connected supports defined between external slots 35-35 and 36-36', and internal slots 31, 38 and 39. A series of the in-bent flanges 40 and 4| are respectively formed on the supports at the upper and lower regions of the intermediate or central section 32 while upright in-bent flanges 42 are formed on the supports at the opposing ends of the sheet; the bending zones for the respective in-bent flanges 40 to 42 being shown in dotted lines.

To form the assembled heel 30 the stamped sheet of Figure 2 is turned to provide the arcuate body conformation tapering from the upper to the lower regions thereof, as shown in Figure 3,

after which the free ends of the supports at the upper and lowerregions'and the end supports of the sheet are bent inwardly to form in-bent flanges 40, 4| and 42.

The respective coupling plates 3| and 33 are then attached to the in-bent flanges 40 and 4| by welding, brazing or the like, to form the assembled heel 30 which thereafter is attached to the rear of the sole of the shoe as by eyeletting or riveting; while a rubber or like lift or tread 34 may be separably attached to the plate 3|.

Although I have referred to spot welding or brazing with respect to the flanges, such as 35- 36, it is within the province of this invention to eliminate the flanges and to braze or weld the edges of the intermediate sections directly to the upper or lower heel plates, as the case may be.

Although I have described the formation of the heel of sheet metal or the like, it is within the province of this invention to form the heel of plastic or like non-metallic materials.

Although I have described preferred arrangements for carrying out my present invention, it is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made to the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A shoe heel comprising a plate shaped for coupling the upper heel region with the body of a shoe, an open intermediate section, flanges extending transverse to the upper and lower region of said intermediate section, said upper plate being mechanically secured with the upper flanges and a smaller lower plate secured with said lower flanges to form a rigid unitary heel assembly,

2. A shoe heel comprising a metallic plate shaped for coup ing the upper heel region with the body of a shoe, an open intermediate metallic section, flanges extending transverse to the upper and lower region of said intermediate section, said upper plate being mechanically secured with the upper flanges and a smaller lower plate secured with said lower flanges to form a rigid unitary metallic heel assembly.

3. A shoe heel comprising a plate shaped for coupling the upper heel region with the body of a shoe, an open intermediate section comprising a plurality of connected supports, flanges extending transverse to the upper and lower region of said intermediate section, said upper plate being mechanically secured with the upper flanges and a smaller lower plate secured with'said lower flanges to form a rigid unitary heel assembly.

4. A shoe heel comprising a plate shapedior coupling the upper heel region with thebody of g a shoe, an open intermediate section comprising a plurality of connected supports assembled to form a substantially arcuate structure, flanges extending transverse to the upper and lower region of said intermediate section, said upper plate being mechanically secured with the upper, flanges and a smaller lower plate secured with said lower flanges to'form a rigid unitary heel assembly.

5; A shoe heel comprising a plate shaped for i coupling the upper heel region with the body of a shoe, an open intermediate metallic section comprising a plurality of connected supports as-T er lower plate secured with said lower flanges to form a rigid unitary, heel assembly.

6. Ashoe heel comprising a metallic plate shaped for coupling the upper heel region with V the body of a shoe, an open intermediate metallic section mechanically secured with said plate,

5 a smaller lower plate secured with the bottom region of said intermediate section, the outer edge of said upper plate being curved inwardly towards the body of the shoe, and rivets joining said upper plate to the shoe.

10 7. A shoe heel comprising a metallic plate shaped for coupling the upper heel region with the body of a shoe, an open intermediate metallic section mechanically secured with said plate, a smaller lower plate secured with the bottom 15 region of said intermediate section, the outer edgeof said upper plate being curved inwardly towards the body of the shoe at a. different curvature than the contiguous shoe body portion, and rivets joining said'upper plate to the shoe with go -theicurv ed outer edge forced to firmly grip the shoe.

EUGENE J. KORDA. 

